Re: [boost] [smart_ptr> C++0x unique_ptr ?

Howard Hinnant wrote:

The use of function-pointer-deleters allows for a nifty "poor-man's dynamic deleter". A hybrid if you will between the typical unique_ptr and shared_ptr use cases and overhead:

unique_ptr<int, void(*)(void*)> p1(std::malloc(sizeof(int)), std::free); unique_ptr<FILE, int(*)(FILE*)> p2(std::fopen("test.dat", "w"), std::fclose);

What about boost::function<void*>? How is that less powerful than a dynamic deleter? I personally don't see the point in dynamic deleters, they're only specializations of dynamic ones.